New York

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Diana Newball, right, comforts Kathy Madigan after a rally outside St. Vincent's Hospital in Greenwich Village. Because of massive debt, the 160-year-old institution plans to end most of its patient services.

Diana Newball, right, comforts Kathy Madigan after a rally outside St. Vincent's Hospital in Greenwich Village. Because of massive debt, the 160-year-old institution plans to end most of its patient services. (Bebeto Matthews / Associated Press)

Diana Newball, right, comforts Kathy Madigan after a rally outside St. Vincent's Hospital in Greenwich Village. Because of massive debt, the 160-year-old institution plans to end most of its patient services.